Measurements of plasma zinc. II. In malignant disease.
The plasma zinc and plasma copper was estimated in 81 patients with malignant disease. There was a striking decrease in plasma zinc levels in carcinoma of bronchus compared both with normals and most other types of malignancy.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000097:blood; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000097:blood; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000097:blood; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000097:blood*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000097:blood; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000097:blood; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000097:blood; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood*
D003300:Copper; D015032:Zinc